80_FR_55740 80 FR 55561 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Trip Limit Adjustment for the Common Pool Fishery

80 FR 55561 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Trip Limit Adjustment for the Common Pool Fishery

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 179 (September 16, 2015)

Page Range55561-55562
FR Document2015-23277

This action increases the trip limit for Gulf of Maine cod for Northeast multispecies common pool vessels for the remainder of the 2015 fishing year. The regulations authorize the Regional Administrator to adjust the trip limits for common pool vessels in order to facilitate harvest of, or prevent exceeding, the pertinent common pool quotas during the fishing year. Increasing the trip limit is intended to provide additional fishing opportunities and help allow the common pool fishery to catch its allowable quota for this stock.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 179 (Wednesday, September 16, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 179 (Wednesday, September 16, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55561-55562]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23277]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[Docket No. 150105004-5355-01]
RIN 0648-XE155


Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast 
Multispecies Fishery; Trip Limit Adjustment for the Common Pool Fishery

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason adjustment.

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SUMMARY: This action increases the trip limit for Gulf of Maine cod for 
Northeast multispecies common pool vessels for the remainder of the 
2015 fishing year. The regulations authorize the Regional Administrator 
to adjust the trip limits for common pool vessels in order to 
facilitate harvest of, or prevent exceeding, the pertinent common pool 
quotas during the fishing year. Increasing the trip limit is intended 
to provide additional fishing opportunities and help allow the common 
pool fishery to catch its allowable quota for this stock.

DATES: The trip limit increase is effective September 16, 2015, through 
April 30, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liz Sullivan, Fishery Management 
Specialist, 978-282-8493.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations at Sec.  648.86(o) authorize 
the Regional Administrator (RA) to adjust the possession limits for 
common pool vessels in order to prevent the

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overharvest or underharvest of the common pool quotas. On June 15, 
2015, we adjusted the possession and trip limit for Gulf of Maine (GOM) 
cod to zero for the remainder of the fishing year, out of an abundance 
of caution, to reduce the effort that had been directed on cod, to 
prevent the common pool from exceeding its Trimester 1 quota for the 
stock, and to avoid triggering the closure of portions of the Gulf of 
Maine, which is mandatory if 90 percent of the trimester quota is 
reached. Although the zero possession limit was set for the remainder 
of the fishing year, this does not prevent the RA from subsequently 
increasing it to prevent underharvest of the stock.
    As of August 25, 2015, the common pool had caught approximately 31 
percent of its sub-annual catch limit (ACL) of GOM cod. To allow the 
common pool fishery to catch more of its quota for this stock, 
effective September 16, 2015, the trip limit of GOM cod for all common 
pool vessels is increased from 0 lb per trip, to 25 lb (11.3 kg) per 
trip. Allowing landings of incidentally caught GOM cod up to 25 lb 
(11.3 kg) is projected to prevent overharvest while reducing discards.
    Weekly quota monitoring reports for the common pool fishery can be 
found on our Web site at: http://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/ro/fso/MultiMonReports.htm. We 
will continue to monitor common pool catch through vessel trip reports, 
dealer-reported landings, vessel monitoring system catch reports, and 
other available information and, if necessary, we will make additional 
adjustments to common pool management measures.

Classification

    This action is required by 50 CFR part 648 and is exempt from 
review under Executive Order 12866.
    The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA, finds good cause 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to waive prior 
notice and the opportunity for public comment and the 30-day delayed 
effectiveness period because it would be impracticable and contrary to 
the public interest.
    The regulations at Sec.  648.86(o) authorize the RA to adjust the 
Northeast multispecies possession and trip limits for common pool 
vessels in order to prevent the overharvest or underharvest of the 
pertinent common pool sub-ACLs. The catch data used to justify 
increasing the possession and trip limit for GOM cod only recently 
became available. The possession and trip limit increase implemented 
through this action allows for increased harvest of GOM cod, to help 
ensure that the fishery may achieve the optimum yield (OY) for this 
stock. As a result, the time necessary to provide for prior notice and 
comment, and a 30-day delay in effectiveness, would prevent us from 
increasing the possession and trip limit for GOM cod in a timely 
manner, which could prevent the fishery from achieving the OY. This 
would undermine management objectives of the Northeast Multispecies 
Fishery Management Plan and cause unnecessary negative economic impacts 
to the common pool fishery. There is additional good cause to waive the 
delayed effective period because this action relieves restrictions on 
fishing vessels by increasing a trip limit.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: September 11, 2015.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-23277 Filed 9-15-15; 8:45 am]
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[FR Doc. 2015–23187 Filed 9–15–15; 8:45 am] [Docket No. 150105004–5355–01] Increasing the trip limit is intended to BILLING CODE 4910–59–P RIN 0648–XE155 provide additional fishing opportunities and help allow the common pool fishery Fisheries of the Northeastern United to catch its allowable quota for this States; Northeast Multispecies stock. Fishery; Trip Limit Adjustment for the Common Pool Fishery DATES: The trip limit increase is effective September 16, 2015, through AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries April 30, 2016. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liz Commerce. Sullivan, Fishery Management Lhorne on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with RULES Specialist, 978–282–8493. ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason adjustment. 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55562 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 179 / Wednesday, September 16, 2015 / Rules and Regulations overharvest or underharvest of the ACLs. The catch data used to justify Islands management area to be common pool quotas. On June 15, 2015, increasing the possession and trip limit harvested. we adjusted the possession and trip for GOM cod only recently became DATES: Effective September 16, 2015 limit for Gulf of Maine (GOM) cod to available. The possession and trip limit through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, zero for the remainder of the fishing increase implemented through this 2015. year, out of an abundance of caution, to action allows for increased harvest of reduce the effort that had been directed GOM cod, to help ensure that the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: on cod, to prevent the common pool fishery may achieve the optimum yield Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228. from exceeding its Trimester 1 quota for (OY) for this stock. As a result, the time SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS the stock, and to avoid triggering the necessary to provide for prior notice and manages the groundfish fishery in the closure of portions of the Gulf of Maine, comment, and a 30-day delay in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands which is mandatory if 90 percent of the effectiveness, would prevent us from management area (BSAI) according to trimester quota is reached. Although the increasing the possession and trip limit the Fishery Management Plan for zero possession limit was set for the for GOM cod in a timely manner, which Groundfish of the Bering Sea and remainder of the fishing year, this does could prevent the fishery from Aleutian Islands Management Area not prevent the RA from subsequently achieving the OY. This would (FMP) prepared by the North Pacific increasing it to prevent underharvest of undermine management objectives of Fishery Management Council under the stock. the Northeast Multispecies Fishery authority of the Magnuson-Stevens As of August 25, 2015, the common Management Plan and cause Fishery Conservation and Management pool had caught approximately 31 unnecessary negative economic impacts Act. Regulations governing fishing by percent of its sub-annual catch limit to the common pool fishery. There is U.S. vessels in accordance with the FMP (ACL) of GOM cod. To allow the additional good cause to waive the appear at subpart H of 50 CFR part 600 common pool fishery to catch more of delayed effective period because this and 50 CFR part 679. its quota for this stock, effective action relieves restrictions on fishing The 2015 flathead sole, rock sole, and September 16, 2015, the trip limit of vessels by increasing a trip limit. yellowfin sole CDQ reserves specified in GOM cod for all common pool vessels Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. the BSAI are 2,420 metric tons (mt), is increased from 0 lb per trip, to 25 lb Dated: September 11, 2015. 7,535 mt, and 15,993 mt as established (11.3 kg) per trip. Allowing landings of by the final 2015 and 2016 harvest incidentally caught GOM cod up to 25 Emily H. Menashes, specifications for groundfish in the lb (11.3 kg) is projected to prevent Acting Director, Office of Sustainable BSAI (80 FR 11919, March 5, 2015) and overharvest while reducing discards. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. following revisions (80 FR 38017, July 2, Weekly quota monitoring reports for [FR Doc. 2015–23277 Filed 9–15–15; 8:45 am] 2015 and 80 FR 52673, September 1, the common pool fishery can be found BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 2015). The 2015 flathead sole, rock sole, on our Web site at: http:// and yellowfin sole CDQ ABC reserves www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/ are 4,656 mt, 11,907 mt, and 10,629 mt ro/fso/MultiMonReports.htm. We will DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE as established by the final 2015 and continue to monitor common pool catch National Oceanic and Atmospheric 2016 harvest specifications for through vessel trip reports, dealer- Administration groundfish in the BSAI (80 FR 11919, reported landings, vessel monitoring March 5, 2015) and following revisions system catch reports, and other 50 CFR Part 679 (80 FR 38017, July 2, 2015 and 80 FR available information and, if necessary, 52673, September 1, 2015). we will make additional adjustments to common pool management measures. [Docket No. 141021887–5172–02] The Aleutian Pribilof Islands Community Development Association Classification RIN 0648–XE183 has requested that NMFS exchange 100 This action is required by 50 CFR part mt of flathead sole and 450 mt of rock Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 648 and is exempt from review under sole CDQ reserves for 550 mt of Zone Off Alaska; Exchange of Flatfish Executive Order 12866. yellowfin sole CDQ ABC reserves under in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands The Assistant Administrator for § 679.31(d). Therefore, in accordance Management Area Fisheries, NOAA, finds good cause with § 679.31(d), NMFS exchanges 100 pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 5 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries mt of flathead sole and 450 mt of rock U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to waive prior notice Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and sole CDQ reserves for 550 mt of and the opportunity for public comment Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), yellowfin sole CDQ ABC reserves in the and the 30-day delayed effectiveness Commerce. BSAI. This action also decreases and period because it would be ACTION: Temporary rule; reallocation. increases the TACs and CDQ ABC impracticable and contrary to the public reserves by the corresponding amounts. interest. SUMMARY: NMFS is exchanging unused Tables 11 and 13 of the final 2015 and The regulations at § 648.86(o) Community Development Quota (CDQ) 2016 harvest specifications for authorize the RA to adjust the Northeast for CDQ acceptable biological catch groundfish in the BSAI (80 FR 11919, multispecies possession and trip limits (ABC) reserves. This action is necessary March 5, 2015) and following revisions for common pool vessels in order to to allow the 2015 total allowable catch (80 FR 38017, July 2, 2015 and 80 FR prevent the overharvest or underharvest of flathead sole, rock sole, and yellowfin 52673, September 1, 2015) are further of the pertinent common pool sub- sole in the Bering Sea and Aleutian revised as follows: Lhorne on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with RULES VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:48 Sep 15, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\16SER1.SGM 16SER1


Document Created: 2018-02-26 10:16:34
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionTemporary rule; inseason adjustment.
DatesThe trip limit increase is effective September 16, 2015, through April 30, 2016.
ContactLiz Sullivan, Fishery Management Specialist, 978-282-8493.
FR Citation80 FR 55561 
RIN Number0648-XE15
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